Vanities of the Eye
| Author | : Stuart Clark |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 2007-03-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199250134 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199250138 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (138 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Vanities of the Eye by : Stuart Clark
Download or read book Vanities of the Eye written by Stuart Clark and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-29 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stuart Clark examines the history of the senses in early modern Europe, a time when the nature and reliability of human vision was much debated. Was seeing really believing? Illustrating how this was woven into contemporary works such as Macbeth, Clark exposes contemporary ideas on the relationship between the real and the virtual.
